Short Upright Poems

Short Upright Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Upright by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Upright by length and keyword.


Premium Member flickering soft light

agate
flame of rich hues
bestows warm and serene moods
hinders light for his own body
an upright altruist

PLACE:  2 nd
Form: Verse


Premium Member Morality

Morality stands upright in deeds
  If it enters the mouth, close it please


            
              (Not for contest)
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Birthday


Inspired by Marc Chagall painting "Birthday (1915)"


acrobatic saddled lip lock, birthday bouquet transfixed upright awed
Form: Monoku

Premium Member healing

my child eyes had grown dim

seeing life's turmoils grim

upright i protested

with new sight contested

inner vision from Him.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Stepping Stones Standing

step stones across stream
look easy to pick and tread
some were raised upright
wanting to be idolised ~
as landfall stands for the soul
Form: Tanka


Azure Tongues

Tides move in as one--
bowing upright azure tongues,
marching from the sun.
Pallets lick the shifting sand,
slowly move the plastic land.
Form: Epigram

A Man Should Be Upright, Not Be Kept Upright

A man should be upright, not be kept upright
The guiltless heart is the essence of life upright
The mark of a wise and upright man is just fight
Form: Rhyme

Time Is Mine

Look over every second with start over
Raise over every second with up over
Upright every second with effort
Breathe every second with inspire
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Spot Dreams

Spot Dreams

I watch his paws twitch
ears upright listening
his soft growls, he corners his prey
even in sleep he dreams
the cat can’t escape

The Ayes of Texas

There once was a Texan singer
Whose voice was a real humdinger
But Rangers would mount on
And all she could count on
Was her upright middle finger
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Nature the Destroyer

silt drys layered
packed, heated, plates collide bang
flings upright pegs

molten steam singes life
bones crushed down below surface
seed never more green
Form: Haiku

Boy Or Girl

The Powers That Be with God decide
Sex horizontal is sanctified
That's great for seed pearls
Who blossom as girls 
But sons result from an upright bride!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Overgrown Tree

Upright Overgrown tree Full with shadows Still longing for the sun Looking for the glowing orb Needing warmth
Russell Sivey A Vignette
Form: Verse

Chin Up

We can sit and brood
As our lips curl down 
Below our very chins

Or, we can sit upright
Be strong in ourselves
Know that we, who try, 
Simply put, will win

Prehistoric Advice

We converse and cavort here upright,
as the stars twinkle brightly tonight.
Then the scent comes on strong,
in the morning. So long!
Hungry Rex is too eager to bite!
Form: Limerick

Soul's Liberation

Sun shines with souls
Moon wanes for heaven
Where is the upright bridge



This poem is about the soul's journey in the afterlife according to Manichaean theology.

Repose

Blessed slumber, revival of the being nightly repose
Fitful, restless haunting nightmares, staring at the moon and stars
Bag less upright morning never stimulation needed
Form: Sijo

Premium Member Fame

Nothing is wrong with someone who is struggling for fame

If he is an upright man and never puts morality to shame!








© Demetrios Trifiatis 
       31 July 2019
Form: Couplet

Premium Member The Story of Man

They emerged 'neath African skies.
Some had blue, some had brown eyes, 
but when these upright creatures bled,
the color of their blood was red,
and all of them told lies.
Form: Rhyme

Matter of Formalism

I was sick and tired of Professor Panzy's ism,
And with the passage of time got priaprism;
Upright in posture
It abhorred moisture,
For the thing it was a matter of formalism.
fun
Form: Limerick

Family Love 2k12

Dear family, we cannot promise the world,
Nor turn palms upright to foretell futures.
Without our love lies an emotional third-world;
Cherish priceless moments of hearts pictures.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member An Upright Life To Live

We 

ought to make 
 
the certainty of death 
 
our

guiding star for to live

a meaningful and upright 

life! 








© Demetrios Trifiatis
       07 MAY 2020

Premium Member The Day Before Christmas

lone twig stands upright
robins wag their tails to tweet
snow whitens the lea

1st Placement
Written 16/01/2022
Haiku 5,7,5 syllables
Winter Haiku contest
Tania Kitchin Sponsored
Form: Haiku

Morning Plight

Morning, you onerous tease
with your welcoming light
gifting illuminous sight
what have you brought forth
an awakening
to move and to hope
in the woe of day
but upright I fear not
© Ts Poetry  Create an image from this poem.

VALENTINE NIGHTMARE

VALENTINE NIGHTMARE
An octogenarian swain Went down on one knee, in some pain. His proposal rejected, He was feeling dejected. Then couldn’t stand upright again.
Form: Limerick

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